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President Joe Biden announces his withdrawal from the 2024 presidential election

Read: Biden’s letter to Americans withdrawing from the 2024 race

The 46th president announced he’s dropping out of the race and is endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris in his place.

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President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he’s withdrawing from the 2024 presidential race and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic nomination.

“It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President,” Biden wrote in a letter to Americans. “And while it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term.”

Read Biden’s letter in full:

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